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Childish Gambino Releases New Funk-Inspired Album Awaken, My Love!

Fresh on the heels of wrapping up the first season of his hit FX series, Atlanta, Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, is back to making music. Funky, soul-filled music, that is. On Friday, Glover dropped his new album, Awaken, My Love!, which pays homage to artists like Funkadelic and Sly & the Family Stone. From soulful guitar rifts to…

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Yesha Callahan

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Fresh on the heels of wrapping up the first season of his hit FX series, Atlanta, Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, is back to making music. Funky, soul-filled music, that is. On Friday, Glover dropped his new album, Awaken, My Love!, which pays homage to artists like Funkadelic and Sly & the Family Stone.

From soulful guitar rifts to Glover’s vocals (not rapping, but singing) on all 11 tracks, Awaken, My Love! definitely has social media talking:

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Take a listen to the album below:

Awaken, My Love! is available for purchase on iTunes.

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